Pavilionaire
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Wow, the guy is one of basketball's greats, a top professional. it's so sad. RIP Kobe.
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[Other Sport] Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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To put it in perspective for those who don't follow basketball, it's probably the equivalent of Messi or Ronaldo dying less than 4 years after retirement.
Both a tragedy and a huge loss to sport in general.
Both a tragedy and a huge loss to sport in general.
One of the greatest ever sportsman of modern times tbf.
A fair few certainly have. He was a megastar
And an Oscar winner.
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Farehamseagull
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This. He was an absolute megastar, a giant in his sport. My favourite basketball player of all time, loved watching him and the player I tried to copy when I used to play as a teenager.
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Hilarious, I trust you’ve posted similar one-liners on the Shoreham air disaster thread? Take an NSC holiday.
GT49er
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Yes, I saw it on SSN and had to Google him to find out who he was. Anyway, RIP.
I know nothing about basketball but that was well worth watching
Kobe was already in the news today, as LeBron James broke his scoring record.
RIP a sporting giant, a genius.
RIP a sporting giant, a genius.
Lower West Stander
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Quite a lot of people have heard of him I think.
He was an absolute legend. Remember MSG being totally sold out a few years ago just to see him play against the Knicks.
RIP Kobe.
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Blimey.
Closely followed by blimey - you're gonna joke.
Then followed still by blimey - how can you not have heard of him?
Oh and final yes the Leicester City crash was extensively covered in America.
Closely followed by blimey - you're gonna joke.
Then followed still by blimey - how can you not have heard of him?
Oh and final yes the Leicester City crash was extensively covered in America.
Farehamseagull
Solly March Fan Club
Still can’t believe this, so sad.
For those that haven’t heard of him, he transcended the sport, it’s no exaggeration to say he was at Beckham levels of fame and influence but was even better at his sport.
For those that haven’t heard of him, he transcended the sport, it’s no exaggeration to say he was at Beckham levels of fame and influence but was even better at his sport.
It does genuinely surprise me how many people don’t seem to have heard of him. I don’t particularly follow basketball either, but I’ve heard of Michael Jordon, Shaquille O’Neal, Magic Johnson and LeBron James. Kobe Bryant was in that same school of fame.
The Messi / Ronaldo example earlier was a good one, but you could extend that to other sports as well. He was the Tiger Woods, the Roger Federer, the David Beckham of basketball.
This only strengthens my resolve to never step inside a helicopter. Matthew Harding, Colin McCrae, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (yeah, I Googled it), all off the top of my head, and now Kobe Bryant. Sad stuff.
The Messi / Ronaldo example earlier was a good one, but you could extend that to other sports as well. He was the Tiger Woods, the Roger Federer, the David Beckham of basketball.
This only strengthens my resolve to never step inside a helicopter. Matthew Harding, Colin McCrae, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (yeah, I Googled it), all off the top of my head, and now Kobe Bryant. Sad stuff.
